A local news breaking news at 8 Iranian Staterun tv is reporting tonight a ukrainian plane has crashed near tehran. The plane was carrying a 180 passengers and crew members and it is said to have gone down shortly after takeoff. Here on News Agency Reports as a crash is believed to be in caused by mechanical issues, not a missile strike. Reports say the crash happened after the plane left from the e mom khomeini airport in tehran. This comes after iran launched Ballistic Missiles at 2 us air bases in iraq. Following those attacks the f a a band, us pilots and airlin from flying over iraqi iranian and Persian Gulf Air space citing the heightened tensions in that region. And tonight the president is reacting to a missile attack by iran in what is being called revenge against United States joining us now in studio is kron fours grant lotus with the very latest on all of this grant vicki can within the past hour or so the president made his first comments since the events tonight all of th
Military officials that they did receive advance warning about the strike so they were able to move troops out of harms way and into bunkers for safety. Is in debt the times differ hit and run because there are the listicle missiles more than a dozen have been fired into 2 major air bases in iraq housing american troops are on Islamic Revolutionary guard corps is taking credit and warning the us of more quote crushing response is in case of new aggression on iran staterun tv. This was an ag divorced President Trump tweeted late tuesday night assessment of casualties and damage is taking place now so far so good we have the most powerful and well equipped military anywhere in the world by far only making a statement tomorrow morning this after us defense secretary mark esper said earlier to say the us is looking to settle things diplomatically with iran were not looking to start a war with iran. But we are prepared to finish one top Trump Officials said they had quote deep intelligence